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The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

The universally Of the Irish race
is we'll illustrated by the following
from the Rocky Mountain Celt: GA
singular coincidence came under
the writer's notice recently. A Rus
sian army officer invited six gentlemen
to dinner. Without mentioning names
[ will state their occupations. Mine
host was general in the Russian ar
nv, my next neighbor was Turkish
official, the gentleman opposite was in
the English consulate service, and the
gentleman on his right was a young
French officer. The seat at the end Of
the table was occupied by a distinguish
ed Irishman, who is famous for his
knowledge of the ancient end modern
languages. The writer was connected
with the United States consular ser
vice. The conversation was chiefly in
French, as all present spoke that lam
guage. Neither the French or the
Turkish officer understood English.
European politics were discussed and
the conversation turned on the Irish
question. The French officer said he
had always taken q great interest in
Irish affairs, because his grandfather
was an Irishman. The Turk also made
the announcement that his grandfather
was from the Emerald Isle The En-
glisbman's mother was county Water
ford lady. The Americans father and
mother were born in Tipperary, and the
Russians grandmother came from
Wicklow, This dinner was given in a
town of ancient Circassia "
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10
TWO BRUTEs.

Never has the temper of an outraged
public reached a whittier heat than 1t
has in Minneapolis during the past
week. The circumstances which have
brought about this state of sentiment
are too well known to our readers to
require lengthy reference to the facts.
Mary Sylvester, an unsophlstlcated
country girl, risked her life that she
might save her honor. Maud Comson,
young girl of good character, was
robbed by brute force of all pure wo.
man holds dear. Lou Murray, the hend
who attempted to ruin Mary Sylvester
is now behind iron bars, and will be
given preliminary trial as soon as his
victim has sufficiently recovered to ap-
pear against him. Hal Reid, the de-
graded brute who ruined little Maud
Comson is now in the hands of the law
officers and will be handed over to the
Minnesota authorities as soon as the
necessary requisition formalities have
been executed.
The question naturally arises at this
time have we any law on our statute
books that when enforced will sutfi~
GENTLY punish these brutes? We fear
not, In the case OF Lou Murray the
worst punishment that can be given
him is few years in the State prison,
and in that of Hal Reid the extreme
penalty is thirty years confinement.
| This punishment is not half severe
enough for such brutes as Murray and
Reid. Death, or at least solitary con
fnement for the rest Of their natural
lives. is what they should receive. The
people Of this city have behaved nobly
in not falling back on the old western
STYLE of avenging such crimes. Under
no circumstances is Lynch law COM
mendable, but at the same time we be-
lieve that there are many in the city
who, although they utterly abhor such
means of administering justice. would
not put themselves much out Of thei1
way to rescue either Murray or Reid
from the hands of mob. There is nc
question that men who can sink 50 low
are much better out of world, but at the
same time the law should be permitted
to take it's curse. There is one thing
in connection with Murray's crime that
appears to have been almost lost sight
of bv our citizens, and that is within
this fair city of Minneapolis there are
dozens of women like this nag Sawyer
whose only visible means of support is
trading in the virtue of young girls. we
have not yet heard that any effort has
been made to bring this viper to
Justice, and the chances are that II
everything was known many an lnno-
cent young girl has been ruined in her
dive on Third street. Why such Wo'
!! man is permitted to ply her nefarious
trade is something that requires in
vestigation. She is just as bad as Lou
Murray, and perhaps a little worse
We cannot see that much difficulty
would be experienced in roofing out
these abominable assignation houses
and an effort should be made to do SO
Immediately.
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10
GENERAL COLLINS ON THE IRISH
0TESTJON.

General Patrick A. Collins, the we'll
known Irish American, of Boston, and
foremost representative of this creed
and nationality in this country, deliv-
cred an eloquent speech in Boston on
Sunday night Of last week, on the occa-
sion of his return from three months
visit to his native land. 1t will be re.
membered that the General was sub
jected to undue vigilance at the hands
of the customs authorities of Belfast
when he landed in Ireland. In speak
ing of the condition Of Ireland at the
present time, MIR. Collins said:
*'I have referred to the condition OF
Ireland as I fnd it to-day; l will be
pardoned for speaking as an observer.
Fifteen years ago when | first landed
on those shores-except the time that l
came from heaven--I found the country
as if pail hung over it. Public spirit
was dead, the courage of the people was
absent. 1 longed to get out OF the
country. l went there seven years ago,
and found a change which was mar
vellous to me. Men stood straight up
on their limbs. I was there two years
ago and the change was more marvel
lous. can say now, returning, that IN
my Judgment history has never shown
and men have never seen so great a
change for the better as has come over
the Irish people within the past two
years. Coercion put 1000 of the best
men in Ireland in Jail within the last
seven years. and their oppressors are
glad to get them out Of it. The result
was that Earl Spencer was converted tc
home rule by the operation; Mr.. Fors
ter, the chief secretary, went to an un-
timely grave. If Balfour undertakes
to pursue the course that ne has entered
upon, and has brains enough, my pre-
diction is that he will land in a lunatic
asylum before long,"
MIR. Collins has made a careful study
of the prospects OF ireland for leeisla-
tive independence, therefore his opln
ion at this time is entitled to more THAI
ordinary consideration. In referring
to this point he said:
.'Do not fear for Ireland. She laughs
at coercion; she laughs at bolts ant
bars. The hands that are set to the
plough will never let go until the fur
row is turned. Upon us they rely. They
are going to have a hard winter, but
when the first shoots Of the grass in the
spring come there will be an end to co
ercion. an end Ca voice: 'To Balfour. ,
I don't want Mr.. Balfour to retire from
the world so soon. i should want tt
have him stay and be tortured littls
Some of our people may be, OF course
little impatient, but Ireland has
waited for 700 years; it is we'll enough
to wait about seven months more
Don't be in hurry; don't let us o,
this side of the water undertake to sa.
now or hereafter what the Irish people
ought to do; they are the men in th'
gap; upon them is the responsibility
They face the danger. They set th'
pace; let us say to them, friends of tn
Celtic race in Boston, that where tn
National League leads we follow"
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

CERTAIN persons and parties just
now are agitating the "Know-Nothlng'
issue because they believe that the to-
tai exclusion of adopted citizens from
Office, will result beneicially to them
selves at least. They propose total
political disqualification of all foreign
ers-Irish. German, French, English.
Scandinavian etc. We shall see what
we shall see.
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

TRUE WITNESS: ''An Anti-LuXury
League is to be established,i in Europe,
with the object of counteracting the ex-
cess now coming in dress, in amuse-
ments. at the table, etc. ANY one who
will dip into the Socialist press, or the
literature of the Revolution, now so
popular and powerful among the work
ing classes, will not need to be assured
that an Anti-Luxury League has al
ready been formed and is doing its
work with fearful energy"
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

The St. Louis american Celt hopes
the men of ireland will remember what
Henry Grattan said in the Irish Parlla-
ment on the 10Th of April, 1880: "lf
England is tyrant, it is ireland made
her 80, by obeying. The slave makes
the tyrant."
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

The cause of a peculiar epidemic
which resulted in the death Of num-
Der of people at Thorn Grove. near
Knoxville, Tenn., has just been dis
covered. Last fall a general slaughter
of dogs occurred in the neighborhood
and the dead bodies were thrown into a
cave. A stream of water which ran
through this cave supplied big spring
from which the little settlement OBJ
tained it's drinking water. The decay
ing carcasses Of the dogs polluted the
water and caused the fatal disease.
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

SIR CHARLES RUSSELL is coming to
America next month to employ his Par
liamentary vacation ina close study OF
such parts of our Federal State ma.
chinery as directly bear upon the Home
Rule question. Sir Charles is one of the
latest converts to the Home Rule cause
and as such should be warmly received
by all Irish Americans.
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

THE fearful loss Of life the other night
by the burning Of theatre at Exeter,
in England, should suggese to many OF
our American theatrical managers that
the means Of egress in many Of our the
atres, in case of fire, are wholly made
,ouate. In this respect we might men
ton that the Grand Opera House, OF
this city, is fully equipped with fire es-
capes. and is ready for any semergency
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

The Liberal League at their meeting
in Alexandria last Monday passed reso'
lutions pledging the organization to es-
tablish branches Of it's league in places
in Ireland where lodges of the Irish
National League might be suppressed.
This will be tower of strength to the
National League in its forthcoming
struggle with the Tory Government.
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10
THE BAILYCOREE HILL MEETING

The influence that the Ballycoree
Fill meeting last Sunday may have on
the Irish troubles is as yet al unde-
cided question. Several eminent Par
liamentarians appear to be OF the
opinion that it would have been mucn
better had collision taken place be-
tween the military and the people III
order that the question whether the
right of free speech in Ireland is denied
sy Government might be settled in1me-
diatelv while on the other hand the
opinion is expressed by equally as EN-
inent Parliamentarians and who are
lust as good friends of the Irish cause,
that by bearing with The arbitrary Or
ders of Col. Turner, the Irish people
showed their good sense, and made
many friends for their cause Among
those who believe it would have been
better for the assemblage TO have re-
tired at the order Of Col. Turner, we find
Mr.. Maud, late secretary OF the Lib
eral-Unionist organization, but re-
Gently returned to the Liberal party.
He expresses unreservedly. his convic-
tion that the endurance of the Irish at
Ballycoree Hill is wholly unsatisfactory
to the Radicals. He admits that the
tactics employed by the leaders were in
a certain measure wise and humane,
bot he believes that their action has
merely deferred the worst possibilities
without securing any conlpensatlng ad-
yantages, A collision between the au-
thorities and the people growing out OF
the rnproked interference of the latter
with the dearest of human rights is
snre to occur sooner or later, and in his
,opinion the sooner it comes the better.
It NAV be all as Mr.. Maud says. This
conflict may come, and in fact is likely
to come within very short time. The
Radicals may 1eel that the Irish leaders
did not show enough backbone on the
occasion of the Ballycoree Hill meeting
But there are many things to be consld-
erred in the matter. Supposing the gen.
tlepen who had charge Of the meeting
had advised the people to resist the
military what would have been the
result. Simply great loss Of life. The
,eople. no doubt, were superior IN so
far as numbers were concerned, but in
what manner could they hope to gain a
victory over a large body OF armed
men /? And wehave our doubts whether
the result-after all the lives that would
have been sacrifced-wouldb be in favor
of the Irishmen who were assembled.
Public opinion has played avery i'm
portant part in the Irish struggle. The
natience of the Irish people under the
most trying circumstances has done
much to create this current OF opinion
in their favor, and we believe that no
matter what the provocation may be
the time has not yet arrived when they
sho,,ld deyiate hair breadth from the
nolicy which has done them such good
service in the past. Their obeying the
o,dara sc the arrogant Col. Turner isno
= o.7;danca in the world that they are
:, acEing ia the. courage which may yet
!, 10 .,.l i ron11lired before they have gained nee
nsa a; 'hattle. The people are acting IN
j. u. d nstrnct " ons in this matter: There
1bes 10 doubt whatever 1 that Mr; a
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

The success achieved by the Mime
apolis Star during the first two weeks
of it's existence is without parallel in
the history of daily papers in this city.
Messrs. Shaw & Nimocks may well feel
proud of what has already been achiev-
ed. It is not the first time they have
shown their ability in Minneapolis to
publish a journal Of the people and for
the people, and the success, ediuorlally
and financially, that has characterized
their efforts heretofore, is certain
proof of the future that is in store for
their latest and best venture. The in
terests of our city will never be over
looked by the Minneapolis Star,
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

CHINA is represented by an Imperial
Envoy in this country who is looking TO
the establishment of a system Of Amer
ican banks in the Celestial Kingdom.
The main bank will he located at
Shanghai, with branches in all the
principal cities.
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

ARCHBISHOP WALSH has published a
letter inviting Landlords to appoint a
committee to meeta committee of Irish
tenants in round table conference of
the land question.
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10
GRAFTON, D. II.

VALLEY CITY.
This city is beautifully situated, and
has population Of about 1,50O. A.
daily paper is published here. The
citizens are progressive. and haye great
hopes for the future os their city. There
are but few Irishmen in Valley City.
The Malley Brothers, one of whom
is chairman Of the Board of County
Commissioners, are among the most
prominent citizens.
JAMESTOWN.
Jamestown has population Of
about 500. The crops in the vicinity
are somewhat below the average but
still the city gives evidence Of consid,
cradle life. The prospects that James
town will yet become a great city are
good. Rey. Father Cassidy is pastor of
a large congregation. Dr.. Archibald,
superint tend lent of the insane asylum, is
a man "a thoroughly fitted forthe position.
we ! viii speak more Of Jamestown iii
future issue. &; si5.,
The Irish standard., 1887-09-10

Northwest. He is in the banking busi.
ness and is favored son of Fortune
Always active and energetic in land.
able enterprises, he is great power fo,
good in young and growing city like
Grand Forks. He is an Irishman, and
takes deep interest in everything af
fecting Ireland. Sheriff j. X. Swan is
an Irishrnan in every way except by
birth and ancestry. He sympathizes
with Ireland III her struggle for legisla
tive life. The editor and proprietor OF
the Plaindealer, the leading paper oi
the city, is young Irish-American
MI. Murphy's paper is almost indis
pensable, and we doubt not that the
average Grand Forker would just about
as leave go without his breakfast as his
morning Plaindealer. The Mayor OF
the city is D. NJ. Holmes. Three of the
aldermen, at least, are Irishmen, or the
descendants of rishmen. Walter. Do
heny is nephew of Col. M. Doheny Of
Fenian fame. and is a representative
from the Fourth ward. j. w. Lowe
also representing this ward, is a thor
ough Irishman. Mr.. Bennett, alder
man from the Fifth ward, is native Of
Brantford, Ont. He is an energetic
citizen, and privately a gentleman OF
the first water. Such men as T. w
Neville, j. T. Bray, Stephen Collins, M
y, Murphy, Thomas White, McMahon
& King, Sullivan & Sullivan, Joseph
Dennis, J. 3. Mooney, John Lynch, j.
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13

The editors of the Portia Free Press
and Walnut Ridge Telephone continue
their geographic warfare. 1t is crafty
ing to their friends, to remember that
Black river flows peaceably between those
two ices.-RECoRD.
Black river does not flow peaceably or
otherwise between the two Offices, but we
assure Bro. Henderson that there is no
danger. The Free Press acts only on the
defensive, and the Telephone may be de-
scribed in the language Of one of its own
pctent medicine editorials, as "purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless. Free
Press.
We did get our geography rather mix,
ed in that paragraph; but twas in the
location of Portia. We knew where the
river ran. But say, just between us, Bro.
Morgan, isn't being out of season the
only objection we should find to the first
paragraph? Did you never see the wa
ters of Black river between your office
and the Telephone sanctum?
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13

All the railroads leading to Little Rock
will reduce the fare to u cents per mile
during the Exposition. This would be
about SO 50 from Batesville, and nearly
the same from Hoxie, for round-trlp
ticket.
KingSman, Kansas, now has the larg-
est steer in the world, and the smallest
cow. The steer weighs 4,25O pounds,
and the COW $50 pounds, is "a inches
high and gives three gallons of milk per
day.
There has been an Indian outbreak in
Arizona, and failure reported in the
onion crop of New England; and now
comes the announcement that new book
by the author of "Sr. Elmore" is about
ready for the press.
The exhibition of rife shotgun shoot.
ing will be one of the frest features of
the Fair. Mr.. Henry BogarduS of Cleye-
land and Thos. E. GarVin jr., of Evans
vile, Ind, will give exhibitions of their
ability in this line.-Harrison Times
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13

A call for meeting looking to the union
of all the protestant denominations, has
been signed by various leaders of the
several Evangelical churches, to be held
at Washington, December 8 and 9.
Pending this time let all ministers whose
hearts are really in the work of trying to
bring the world to Christ, strive to build
up and permanently establish unity of
telling and action, and cease these denom'
national wrangles; and whe the time
comes for this meeting the churches will
be nearer ripe for the constellation
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13
AN EPIDEMIC.
ViOlent Forms of Cholera Morbus at Bel
knap, Iopa. PrOStrdtes the Whole
COmmuRity---A Pain

Statement of the Facts BY a Leading Mer-
chant Of the 1OlrR.
Last summer we had an epidemic in this
community in the form of cholera morbus,
Nearly every man, woman and child was
prostrated by it, and it seemed to be a vi.
olens FORM We tried every medicine we
could find without relief. l tn n
went to Ottumwa and Blake, Bruc0
& Co., wholesale druggists, q d = i s,
ed me to take home Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrbea Remedy. l done
so and distributed it, and it gave relief
Immediately, it worked like magic. or.
dered more of the remedy at once, and sold
it at night at my home, | sold as much dur.
ing the night as did during the day. The
people here cannot say enough in praise
of Cham berain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhea Remedy. J. II HELLwIG, Merchanr,
Belknap, Iowa, Sold by j. r. Metcalf,
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13

During the summer the greater portion
of fruit sold in Little Rock was of Call
forpia production. We take the prize at
Boston and elsewhere for our pomological
superiority over the balance of the world,
while the citizens at the capital of the
great fruit state are forced to 90 to Cali
fornia for what they want in that line
L. R. Clipper.
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13

The RECORD is thankful to j. l.. f,
McLain for a copy of Harper's Weekly
with two full pages of the supplement de-
voted to illustrations of some Of the prin-
cipal edifces in Little Rock, including
the asylum for the insane and tho insti-
tute for the blind. The absence of the
Deaf Mute Institute in the picture shows
up to bad advantage; but we can't blame
friend McLain with this discrepancy.
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13
PROGRAMME,

I. Address of welcome, G. j, Spur
lock.
II. Address on Institute Work, Prof.
Shelton.
III. How to teach reading, D. D.
Spurlock,
". How to teach English Grammar,
E. B. Andrews.
V. Essay, Normal Training of Teach.
ers, Miss Lula Russell.
VI Methods Of teaching arithmetic,
7. G. Hardin.
VII. Essay, Benefits of Education,
Miss Tishia Andrews.
VIII. How to Teach Geography, W.
W. Hall
TX. Essay, Music in the School-room,
Miss Mollie Gordon.
x. How to Teach. History, Ben S,
Turney.
XII. Spelling, Sam F. Orr.
XII. Methods, T. l. Herrn.
XII. New Education in the South, W.
W. Hall.
XIV. School Government. Prof. AL
fred Mitchell.
XIV, Corporal Punishment, G. F. Tur-
ney.
XVI. Pennmanship, Alf. Mclean.
On the Goth, the first day of the session,
the County Examiner will address the
school directors of the county.
W. W. HALL,
E. B. ANDREWS,
Committee on Program.
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13

According to the accounts given in the
associated press reports, and our Judgment
on presidents receptions, St. Louis beat
Chicago at more than discount. We
trust to our "insides" for the particulars
of the grand tour throughout, and warn
the RECORDS readers, not to look on the
bright side, but the inside.
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13
Teachers Institute.

There will be Teachers Institute held
at Liberty Hill school-house, in Davidson
township, Sharp county, on the Goth, 9th
and 28th of October, 1887. All teachers
holding certificates and are under con-
tract to teach in the county, are required
by law to attend; and the presence of the
school directors in the county would add
greatly to the interest Of the session, and
it is hoped they can make it convenient
to attend. Teachers from adjoining coun-
ties are earnestly invited.
P. Ii. WILKERsoN,
County Examiner.
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13

The following is from the Troy Chief,
owned and edited by State Senator Sol
Miller, one of the strongest republicans
in Kansas: Brethren we know we are
awful mad at Uncle Cleveland for vetong
that dependent pension bill, and we grit
our teeth every time we think of it; but
let US remember in our anger that Presi.-
dent Grant once vetoed a pension DILL
intended to benefit all the old veterans,
with no more excuse than Cleveland had ,
and that he did it about the same time be
approved bill doubling his own salary.
Grant was q soldier who should have
sympathized with the soldiers Cleveland
was not, but belonged to party opposed
to the war. 1t is high treason to say
anything of Grant; but of the two vetoes,
Cleveland's is entitled to the most char
ity."
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13

The editor of the RECORD has received
complimentary tickets to the Texas state
fair, to be held at Dallas, the Et. Smith,
Harrison and Batcsville fairs, and would
he glad to use all four of them, but will
hayo to forego the pleasure of using
eli her Of them.
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13
THE SHREWD ATTORNEY.

Her name was Snigg5-lt didn't sUt
Herrich, aesthetic nature,
And so she thought she'd have it changed
BY act of Legislature
She sought limb-a legal man
With lots of subtle learning,
And unto him she did Conide
Her soul S most painful ycarning.
lie heard her through-he asked her wealth,
He pondered O'er her story,
And then he said he would consult
His volumes statutory.
She sighed and rose-he took her hand
And sudden said Chow stupid
Ibid forget the precedent
Of lHymen vs.. Cupid"
''Just substitute my name for yours"
The maiden blushed and faltered-
But in two weeks she took her name
To church and had it altar'd.
--EX.
Sharp County record., 1887-10-13
EVENING SHADE, Oct, l3, 1887,
A Hot Springs druggist accidentally
poisoned himself, and died on the Sth, by
taking eu overdose Of bromidia,

We have received the Wheel Enterprise
in lts new dress and handsome form, now
Little Rock paper, And it's good one
too, fit docs cling to patents. Every
wheeler in the state should take it.